It is reported that a person who entered the Gadwatta reserve in Hawa Eliya area of Nuwara Eliya to cut firewood did not return to his home and according to a complaint received at the Nuwara Eliya Police Station, the police announced that investigations will be carried out.
A 49-year-old resident of Hawa Eliya area has gone missing.
Officials of the Nuwara Eliya Police Station, the army and local residents have started the investigation to find the missing person and it is said that a pair of trousers and a coat suspected to belong to this person have been found.
The missing person has not yet been found and further investigations are being carried out with the help of official dogs.